Leaf for filing appliances.



` E. B. MOSELEY. LEAF FOR FILING APPLIANCES.

APPLICATION FILED DEC-31. 1914.

Patented Nov. 30, 1915.

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entran sfrarns radiance onirica EMERSON B. MOSELEY, GF ALLIANCE, GI-IIO, SSIGNOR, BY IVIEVSNE ASSIGNMENTS, vTO* THE MCCASKEY REGISTER COMPANY, (INCORPORATED IN r1914,) OF ALLIANCE,

OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OIIIO.`

LEAF FOR FILING APPLIANCES.

Specification of Letters Patent. Pgmqgntgd N0V 3G, 1915, f

' Original application le. January 13, 1910, Serial No. 537,965. Divided and this application filed December 31, 1914. Serial N0. 879,927.

To @ZZ whom t may concern Be it known that I, EMERSON B. MosELEY, a citizen Vof the United States, residing at Alliance, in the county of Stark vand State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Leaves for Filing Appliances, of which the following is a specilicaticn.

This invention relates to improvements in leaves. for ling appliances of the type shown in my copending application, Serial No. 537,965, filed January 13, 1910, of which this application is a division, and the object of the invention is to provide an improved leaf ywhich is of simple construction and which is light and at the Sametime rigid and durable.,

For the `purpose of illustration, Ihave shown in the accompanying drawings a pre-l ferred embodiment of my invention, in which-. ,l

' Figure 1 is a `detached perspective view of a leaf or bill holder embodying myv invention, with parts broken away to show details; Fig. 2, a detached perspective view of adividing plate of the leaf; and Fig. 3, a fragmentary section through a portion of the. leaf.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the drawings.

In the preferred form of my construction the leaf is formed from two thin metallic plates 1, placed back to back. The opposite ends of theplates are bent at substantially right angles in opposite directions to form- Vend to end and mounted upon the opposite faces of each leaf. The strips 5 are arranged along the upper and lower edges on each face of the leaf, while the strip 5a eX- tends parallel to and preferably midway between the strips 5. It will be understood apertures formed` in the inner side of each of the strips 5 vand in the opposite sides of the strip 5a. It will be understood that the apertures 7 inone side of a stripaline with the apertures formed in the opposing side of an adjacent strip. f S indicates a series of dividing plates eX- tending between and secured to the opposing 'walls or faces ofthe strips 5 and 6 upon the opposite faces of each leaf. The plates 8 are spaced relative to each other and theend walls ofthe leaf to divide each leaf into slipreceivingy spaces. Eachplate S is somewhat longer than the distance between the opposing walls of two strips 5 and 5a, and composite ends and bent at right angles tothe bar and in opposite direction. The ends'of the bar and lips 9 are inserted into the ap-v ertures 7 and thus secure the plates 8y inpof prises a bar or striphaving lips 9at its opsition. In this form of construction it will be seen that the plates 8 and strips 5 and 5a aresecured te each other in a manner that will prevent the displacement orseparation thereof, and that the plates 8 cannotibe disconnected from the strips 5 and 5evt by strains Which maybe transmittedto them intermediate their ends in a direction parallel to the strips 5 and 5a. Each plate 8 is preferably formed from a section of thin metal, doubled upon itself along a central longitudinal line 10. The doubled plate is slitted a short distance inwardly from its opposite ends along the line of fold to form the lips 9, which are bent at right angles to the strip and in opposite directions, as

shownin Fig. 2. The strips 5 and 5a. are

preferably formed of wood, and when the nature of the wood will permit, the bent over ends or lips 9 of the plates 8 may be driven directly into the strips 5 and 5a, as shown in Fig. l, thus obviating the necessity ofk forming apertures 7 in the strips 5 and 5a. It willbe understood that the strips 5 on opposite faces of each leaf along the free edges thereof impart rigidity to the leaf,

and that the same means which secure alined lstrips to the leaf operate to maintain the metallic plates 1 back to back. n

`As the front and rear leaves of a series of leaves, such as is shown in my copending application above referred to, carry or support paper slips upon one face only, it Will be understood that each of these leaves 'is formed from a single plate l and only one set .of strips 5 and 5a, and plates 8, are secured thereto.

I claim: ll. A leaf for a filing appliance formed i from apair of thin metallic plates placed baclrlto back, theopposite side-edges of the plates 'being bentv in opposite 'directions at right-angles :to lthe plates, binding strips extending along the opposite bent overfends of the plates,` and means for securing the said bent over 'ends-*to the bindingfstrips.

Q. il `leaf fora filing appliance formed from :a pair of thin metallicy plates placed back to baclqthe opposite sideedges of the lplates 'being' bent in opposite ydirections at of spaced'stripsmounted upon the said back and each forinedwith 'a series of `Tslaped apertures each adapted `to aline with an apei'turedn the other strip, and la' dividing plate providedn' 'its'op'po'sitelends With lips -1 extending opposite ydirections at right a'ngles to the plate and arranged toenter the said l`shaped apertures to secure the plate to the said strips.

strips secured 'to the said back, and a dividing plate extending between the opposing walls of the said strips, the vsaid'dividing plate being formed from a seotionof metal doubled on itself along a central longitudinal line, and the opposite ends of the doubled plate being slitted along the line of fold to Yform lips that are bent at right anglesto the plate in oppositev directions, and adapted to be driven yinto the said Wooden strips for securing the said .plate in position.

6. .A vleaf for. a rfiling appliance comprising a back formed from sheet metal, a 4pair of 'spaced `Wooden strips secured to said back, and dividing plate -extending be` tween the opposing Walls 'of said strips, the oppositeeiids of said dividing 4plate having lips bent alt frightangles to and feitend'ing in opposite directions from the plate "and adaptedl toibe driven into said Woodenstrips i for securing v' they plate Ein position.

7. A leaf for a filing appliance comprising ia back formed from a pair .of sheet metal plates placed back to back and having their opposite sideredges bent ait right angles in opposite directions, means for connecting the plates together including-strips 'secured to the bent over edges ofthe plates, a plurality of spaced Wooden""strips secured "to opposite -sides of the back, and a plurality of spaced dividing "platesextendingbetweeny the opposing Walls -of said Woodenstrips.

EMERSON B. MosELEY.

Vitnesses EARL C. CARLSON,

HARRY FREASE.

Copies of thispatntmay `be 'obtained for ve -'cents each,v tinyal1'dressingthev Commifssonerlf APatents, EVlhington;19:02." 

